‘It was bonkers’: Samba the runaway capybara inspires a wild rodent hunt
Members of the UK public join the search after specialist dog units and thermal drones have yet to locate herBarely 24 hours after nine-month-old capybaras Samba and Tango were brought to Marwell zoo near Winchester, they had made a break for it through a hole in their temporary enclosure. The...
<p>Members of the UK public join the search after specialist dog units and thermal drones have yet to locate her</p><p>Barely 24 hours after nine-month-old capybaras Samba and Tango were brought to Marwell zoo near Winchester, they had made a break for it through a hole in their temporary enclosure. The siblings were transferred to Hampshire from Jimmy’s farm and wildlife park in Suffolk on 16 March after being outshone by other capybaras.</p><p>Tango was quickly found, but her sister Samba remains at large, and the mission to find her has attracted national and <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/giant-rodent-on-the-run-in-england/">international</a> coverage.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/28/samba-runaway-capybara-search">Continue reading...</a>
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